Drapery fixture



y 1941 o. N. WHITEHEAD ET AL. 2,243,724

DRAPERY FIXTURE Filed Aug. 2, 1940 INVENTORS WH/TE'HEAD B. C/PAWFOE0 OSCAR N gMEIQ/CK ATTO EY Patented May 27, 1941 Oscar N. Whitehead, Wallingford, and Emerick B. Crawford, Hamden, Conn, assignors to H. L. Judd Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application August 2, 1940, Serial No. 349,454

3 Claims.

The invention relates to adjustable drapery fixtures which are generally mounted at one end and have a cantilever arm for supporting drapery and the like.

A general object of the invention is to provide a drapery fixture having simple, easily operable means for adjusting the horizontal position of the cantilever arm with respect to the mounting bracket thereof to obtain a proper disposition of said arm irrespective of inaccurate or faulty positioning of the mounting bracket.

Another object is to provide a novel mounting bracket having means for adjusting both the horizontal position of the cantilever arm and its offset or position relative to the window or door frame upon which it is mounted.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a mounting bracket serving effectively to hold the cantilever arm in adjusted position and against inadvertent displacement.

Still another object of the invention may be said to be the securing of original decorative efiects with draperies by providing means for adjusting a cantilever-type rod in a plurality of angular settings with respect to its support.

These and other objects, features, and advantages of the invention will be set forth or will become clearly evident from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment.

In the drawing which illustrates a preferred form- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a drapery fixture incorporating features of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the fixture shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end view showing the mounting bracket in greater detail;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view as taken on the plane of the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a similar View illustrating the positions which the parts assume when the fixture is adjusted on an inaccurately mounted bracket.

The fixture, as illustrated, comprises generally a mounting bracket 6 and cantilever arm I which may be fixed to the bracket but is preferably hinged thereto as at 8 so it may be swung to any position in a horizontal plane to and from the window or door frame 9 upon which the fixture is mounted.

The base of the bracket 6 is mounted as by means of the screws I0 so as to dispose the arm I in front and at one side of the upper part of a window or door frame 9 in a well-known manner.

The arm 1 serves to support drapery, portieres, or like decorative hangings. These hangings frequently will cause such an arm to sag a certainamou nt due to the cantilever disposition of the latter. Other improper positioning of the arm, which maybe due to careless mounting of the bracket 6, may also cause the arm I either to sag or to be directed upwardly. In the case of a hinged rod, such misplacement may not only be unsightly, but may also make it impossible to set said arm in some desired position about its hingethe weight of the draperies causing the arm to swing inwardly or outwardly.

It will be understood that the arm I should be substantially horizontal in 'order to obtain satisfactory use of the fixture. To this end the mounting bracket is provided with means for adjusting the arm 1 irrespective of the sag caused by the weight of the hangings and the inaccuracy of the mounting of the bracket.

As shown, the bracket 6 comprises a fixed member II which is secured to the frame 9 by means such as the screws ID, and an adjustable member I2 which forms in effect a hinge plate pivoted to the arm I on a pintle 8.

The member II is preferably in the form of a flanged bracket having in its wall two parallel horizontal slots I3 and I4 on opposite sides of a bead or ridge I5. The member l2, which fits loosely between the flanges I6 of the member II, is preferably provided with tapped holes I! and I8 for adjusting screws I9 and 20 respectively, the latter passing through the respective slots I3 and Hi.

The heads of the screws I9 and 20 may be provided with washers 2| which, bearing against the r outer face of the member II, provide a good thrust surface for said screws and obviate binding.

It will be noted that the rib or ridge I5, which may be formed integrally with member II as shown or may be a rivet or other projection, bears against the horizontal mid-portion of the member I2 to act as a horizontal fulcrum support therefor and upon which it may be rocked so as to make the member I2 assume a proper angular position with regard to the member II. This angular position may be regulated by the adjusting screws I9 and 28 which serve to lock each other against loosening by tending to flex the member I2 when they are firmly set. Thus, as seen in Fig. 4, where the member II is accurately positioned, there is little or no relative angle between the members II and I2. The axis of the hinge 8 will thus be positioned substantially vertical so that the arm I will swing in a substantially horizontal plane.

However, if the member II should be mounted at an inaccurate angle, as shown in Fig. 5, it would then become necessary to adjust the member I2 in order to obtain the desired horizontal disposition of the arm I. For the angle shown, the screw H) was backed off and the screw 20 commensurately taken up until the arm I became substantially horizontal. Both screws were then firmly set, as above explained. The creeping tendency of the arm was thus eliminated.

The slots 13 and I4 permit forward and back ward adjustment of the arm relative to the frame 9. It is to be understood, of course, that these slots may be mere clearance holes should this adjustment not be desired, and that the slots or clearance holes may be in the member [2 and the tapped holes in bracket 6 without deviating from the scope of the invention.

From the foregoing, it may be seen that simple, effective, and accurate adjusting means for drapery fixtures has been provided. Although the form of the invention which is disclOsed is at present preferred, it should be understood that many changes may well be made within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

We claim:

1. In a cantilever drapery fixture of the character indicated, a fixed bracket support extending longitudinally and having a longitudinally extending integral transversely-projecting ridge, a cantilever arm having an elbowed end rockably disposed with respect to said ridge, and screwholding and adjusting means on either side of said ridge for clamping said elbowed end to said bracket and for varying the angular relationship of said cantilever arm with respect to said fixed bracket support.

2. A fixture for a drapery support comprising a drapery supporting arm, a hinge plate pivoted to the rear end thereof, a bracket adapted to be secured to a supporting wall and having an outwardly extending supporting plate, said two plates overlapping each other, one of said plates having a raised fulcrum for longitudinally engaging the other plate, and adjusting means for rocking said hinge plate on said fulcrum comprising two screws passing through horizontal slots in one of said plates and screwing into the other plate above and below said fulcrum.

3. A fixture for a drapery supporting arm comprising a hinge plate pivoted vertically to the rear end of said arm, a bracket having a base adapted to be secured to a supporting wall, said base having an outwardly extending supporting plate, said hinge plate overlapping said supporting plate, one of said plates having a horizontal raised fulcrum for supporting the other plate longitudinally thereon, an adjusting means for rocking said hinge plate on said fulcrum and relatively to the other plate, said adjusting means comprising two screws passing through horizontal passages in one of said plates at opposite sides of said fulcrum and screwing into the other plate above and below said fulcrum.

OSCAR N. WHITEHEAD. EMERICK B. CRAWFORD. 

